42-U.S.C.-1983

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Case Title Lower Court Docketed Status Flags Tags Question Presented
23-787 Sierra Nevada Transportation, Inc. v. Nevada Transportation Authority Ninth Circuit 2024-01-22 Denied Response Waived 42-U.S.C.-1983 42-U.S.C.-1985 dormant-Commerce-Clause federal-licensing federal-preemption interstate-commerce public-necessity state-regulation transportation-services Does a federally-licensed limousine company state a valid claim for relief under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1983 and 1985 against state regulators for violating the…
23-5727 Jeff Baoliang Zhang v. Kory Knapke California 2023-10-06 Dismissed Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP 42-U.S.C.-1983 42-usc-1983 civil-rights constitutional-violation due-process federal-constitution judicial-corruption judicial-misconduct medical-malpractice statute-of-limitations Can the lower courts ignore federal civil rights claims and allow a medical rapist to escape liability?
22-416 Tuhin Kumar Biswas v. Ethan Rouen, et al. Second Circuit 2022-11-02 Denied 42-U.S.C.-1983 42-usc-1983 appeal appellate-review copyright-act federal-cause-of-action first-amendment plagiarism state-actor Is Copyright Act the only Federal Cause of Action under which Plagiarism can be adjudicated?
22-341 Nebraska, ex rel. Timothy L. Ashford, P.C. L.L.O., et al. v. Donald Kleine, et al. Nebraska 2022-10-13 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2) 42-U.S.C.-1983 42-usc-1983 civil-rights conflict-of-interest constitutional-law due-process prosecutorial-recusal racial-discrimination standing Whether the Nebraska Supreme Court has decided an important question of constitutional law that has not been, but should be, settled by this Court whi…
21-1306 Stacy Penning v. Service Employees International Union, Local 1021, et al. Ninth Circuit 2022-03-29 Denied Response Waived 42-U.S.C.-1983 42-usc-1983 civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process fair-share-fees good-faith-defense janus-v-afscme public-sector-unions retroactive-effect retroactivity Whether the proper remedy for the collection of an illegal fee is refund or restitution, regardless of the purported good faith of the fee collector
20-1725 David Seidemann, et al. v. Professional Staff Congress Local 2334, et al. Second Circuit 2021-06-14 Denied Amici (2) 42-U.S.C.-1983 42-usc-1983 civil-rights constitutional-violation due-process fair-share-fees good-faith-defense janus-v-afscme restitution retroactivity union-fees Whether the proper remedy for the collection of an illegal fee is refund or restitution, regardless of the purported good faith of the fee collector
20-858 In Re Tyler Bowyer, et al. 2020-12-29 Denied 42-U.S.C.-1983 constitutional-rights due-process election-fraud elections electoral-college equal-protection fraud presidential-electors standing Whether presidential electors have standing to challenge the outcome of a presidential election for fraud and illegality that cause the defeat of thei…
20-859 In Re William Feehan 2020-12-29 Denied Response Waived 42-U.S.C.-1983 civil-rights constitutional-rights due-process election-fraud elections electoral-college electors equal-protection presidential-electors standing Whether presidential electors have standing to challenge the outcome of a presidential election
19-868 Aaron Miner, et al. v. Steven L. Picatti Idaho 2020-01-14 Denied Response RequestedRelisted (2) 42-U.S.C.-1983 42-usc-1983 civil-rights clearly-established-rights constitutional-rights excessive-force factual-disputes qualified-immunity summary-judgment May a court decline to address qualified-immunity argument based on factual disputes?
19-5416 John J. Wilson, Jr. v. Apex Reporting Group, Inc., et al. Eleventh Circuit 2019-07-31 Denied Relisted (2)IFP 42-U.S.C.-1983 civil-procedure civil-rights due-process false-imprisonment fraud habeas-corpus judicial-fraud judicial-misconduct standing whistle-blower whistle-blower-protections Can fraud be allowed to be committed as the underlying reason for dismissal of a complaint?
19-5285 Daniel Luke Meier v. Amanda M. Berger, et al. Michigan 2019-07-24 Denied Response WaivedRelisted (2)IFP 14th-amendment 42-U.S.C.-1983 42-usc-1983 5th-amendment circuit-court civil-rights civil-rights-42-usc-1983 constitutional-rights default-judgment due-process property property-rights state-law Did the Circuit Court err in failing to complete the default process against Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Company under color of state law…
18-6908 Livingston Manners v. Ronald Cannella, et al. Eleventh Circuit 2018-12-04 Denied IFP 42-U.S.C.-1983 Excessive-Force fleeing-and-eluding fourth-amendment Fourth-Amendment-Violation probable-cause qualified-immunity reasonable-suspicion traffic-stop Is there a violation of the fourth amendment where the arrest of a civilian stems from an illegal traffic stop
18-6490 Lyman S. Hopkins v. Language Testing International, et al. Second Circuit 2018-10-29 Denied Response WaivedIFP 42-u.s.c.-1983 42-usc-1983 certification civil-rights discrimination discrimination-claim due-process employment employment-discrimination employment-website equal-protection parent-organization retaliation state-actor Is language certification testing agency Language Testing International, Inc. (LTI) immune from discrimination and retaliation charges despite its twi…